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leads to significant distress or
impairment in social, work or other
areas of functioning. Its onset can
be traced back to early adulthood or
adolescence."
Our imperfections make us all able
to relate to some of the personality
traits exhibited by the PDs, the dif-
ference is that most of us are not
affected in our daily functioning to
the same degree as someone diag-
nosed with a personality disorder.
What is personality disorder?
The word "personality" refers to
the pattern of thoughts, feelings and
behaviour that makes each of us the
individuals that we are. We each
have a set of these patterns, and this
set makes up our personality.
Generally speaking, says
mind.org.uk, personality doesn t
change very much, but it does devel-
op as we go through different expe-
riences in life, and as our circum-
stances change. So, as we mature
with time, our thinking, feelings and
behaviour all change. We are usually
flexible enough to learn from past
experiences and to change our
behaviour to cope with life more
effectively.
However, if you have a personality
disorder, you are likely to find this
more difficult. Your patterns of
thinking, feeling and behaving are
more difficult to change and you will
have a more limited range of emo-
tions, attitudes, and behaviours with
which to cope with everyday life.
This can make things difficult for
you or for other people.
There are ten defined personality
disorders that are classified into three
clusters:
Cluster A: odd/eccentric
(paranoid, schizotypal, schizoid)
Simply put, people who fall into
this cluster tend to be suspicious,
unforgiving, cold, and have difficul-
ties in maintaining relationships;
many have little interest in relation
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life
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 www.guardian.co.tt Guardian
Today is Hot Dog Day! Hot dogs are one of the most iconic American
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delicious hot dog served on a bun and covered in ketchup, mustard,
onions, relish, or chili.
Hot dogs (which are also known as frankfurters, franks, dogs, and red
hots) have been around since the late 1800s. Today, the National Hot
Dog & Sausage Council estimates that Americans consume 20 billion
hot dogs a year!
To celebrate National Hot Dog Day, cook up some hot dogs for dinner
tonight. Invite some friends over for an impromptu cookout and
celebrate this yummy all-American favorite.
Happy Hot Dog Day!!
The world is mostly dysfunc-
tional. There is no "perfect"
person. As a fact, there is not
even an acceptable or universal
definition of a perfect person
because it just does not exist.
The flawless person you think
you are is nonexistent and that
thought may even be your flaw.
It means, then, that we each
have limitations---some to a
greater extent than others, but
no one is unblemished. And yes,
we may find "perfect matches"
but that s all that it is, a pairing
of imperfections that seem an
excellent blend.
I ve always thought the reason
we were created imperfect in
our personalities was to allow
for the possibility of equality
among humans. What has hap-
pened instead is that another
cluster of judgments in stature
has overrun the suggestion of
universal imperfections. Wealth
and worldly possessions have
dealt a blow to the fact that
we re all subjected to the fragility
of our humanness. Power and
authority run a punishing sec-
ond place to the first two impos-
tors. So, ironically, death stands
alone as the decisive equaliser.
Somewhere outside the usual
human imperfections and pecu-
liarities, outside the broad spec-
trum we call "normal," there is
an extreme in some personali-
ties, which designates some
people as having a personality
disorder (PD).
A personality disorder,
according to psychcentral.com,
is "an enduring pattern of inner
experience and behaviour that
deviates from the norm of the
individual s culture. The pattern
is seen in two or more of the
following areas: cognition,
affect, interpersonal functioning,
or impulse control."
Typically, if you have a per-
sonality disorder you are mal-
adaptive with "considerable per-
sonal and social disruptions."
The pattern is unwavering and
long-standing, and it "typically
Personality disorders are common and misread
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
CAROLINE C RAVELLO
ihavewrites@yahoo.com
www.facebook.com/
MHIs Understood
The Web site mind.org.uk
carries a first-person
account which goes like this,
"I always felt different from
others and had no sense of
belonging anywhere. My life
was always chaotic, as were
my feelings---never
consistent or stable, but
changeable and
unpredictable. I felt like an
outcast of society---
undeserving of anything. I
secretly longed for a better
way of life, but didn't know
how to achieve it and lacked
confidence that I could
change."
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